(You might like an encounter with a fantastical conversation between Mark Twain and CS Lewis about writing. >Wink< Just let me know and I will pipe it over to you.)
Joel, I read both of these books a few years back, and I tremendously enjoyed them both. They did much to inspire me to read more and write more. BTW, I love the twist in your words: "Don't Know Jack...?" Nice.
C.S. Lewis is certainly worth a re-view. A writer who wrote to make a difference in his time and is still echoing in ours. He was part of a community of writers - not only the famous Inklings. He reminds me, and so do you Joel, that the literary life is also a life of engagement with our time. Among the thoughts from Lewis you quote this one on writing stands out for me: “I don’t know what I mean till I see what I’ve said.”
If I were to write only what I know, I'd never write anything. For me, writing is the way come to know what I'm thinking. The page is the place where my thoughts become cohesive. It's the outward manifestation of what I'm innwardly struggling to grapple with.
Maybe the ‘rithmetic volume is a piece of fan fiction waiting to be written. The Great Divorce Between the X and Y Axis? The Measuring Tape Letters? 🥴
Well, I am late o the party. Thanks for sharing about these!
(You might like an encounter with a fantastical conversation between Mark Twain and CS Lewis about writing. >Wink< Just let me know and I will pipe it over to you.)
Love these books so much and I've written about them a couple times! Such simple and powerful advice in both.
Good stuff, thanks. I've got On Writing and have really enjoyed perusing it.
Joel, I read both of these books a few years back, and I tremendously enjoyed them both. They did much to inspire me to read more and write more. BTW, I love the twist in your words: "Don't Know Jack...?" Nice.
C.S. Lewis is certainly worth a re-view. A writer who wrote to make a difference in his time and is still echoing in ours. He was part of a community of writers - not only the famous Inklings. He reminds me, and so do you Joel, that the literary life is also a life of engagement with our time. Among the thoughts from Lewis you quote this one on writing stands out for me: “I don’t know what I mean till I see what I’ve said.”
If I were to write only what I know, I'd never write anything. For me, writing is the way come to know what I'm thinking. The page is the place where my thoughts become cohesive. It's the outward manifestation of what I'm innwardly struggling to grapple with.
Thank you kindly! (There's also a paperback, not shown on the page.)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fantastic-travelogue-s-dorman/1111504019?ean=9781312455542